Stroudsburg one-way street vote pushed back to Jan. 16

The Stroudsburg Borough Council will vote on Jan. 16 whether to change the side streets between Broad Street and Park Avenue back to two-way roads.

The Stroudsburg Borough Council will vote on Jan. 16 whether to change the side streets between Broad Street and Park Avenue back to two-way roads.

The council originally planned to vote on the issue during its meeting Wednesday, but had to postpone the vote because it did not have enough time to properly advertise the meeting, said Borough Manager Barbara Quarantello.

In June 2011, the council decided to make Bryant, Lenox and Robeson streets and Clermont Avenue one-way heading west during the Seventh Street Bridge project.

The reason for the change was to prevent people who were exiting Interstate 80 east at the Park Avenue exit from cutting through those side streets to access Broad Street, rather than follow the detour route the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation put in place.

The plan has been to change them back when the project is completed.

The bridge was officially opened on Dec. 17.

Barry Street, which also runs between Park Avenue and Broad Street, has always been one-way and will remain that way.

The borough council will also vote Jan. 16 to enact alternate street parking on Robeson Street.

The change will make it easier for snow plowing and leaf pick up, officials said.

Residents will park on the south side of the street for most of the week, and be required to park on the north side one day out of the week.